2018年江苏省常州市中考英语试卷一、单项选择(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.1.Timewaitsfornoman.Butsomepeoplewon’trealizetheimportanceoftimeit’sgone.A.asB.sinceC.whenD.until2.---TwoticketsforSunday,please!---Sorry.Thereis____left.A.nothingB.noneC.someD.anything3.---Yourfatherhaspassedthedrivingtest?---Yes._____myfather_____mymotherhas.A.Notonly;butalsoB.Neither;norC.Either:orD.Both;and4.---Hurryup,Jeff!Let’scrosstheroadasfastaspossible.---No,you____.Don’tyouseethelightisstillred?A.couldn’tB.wouldn’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t5.Lightsareout.Theconcertistobegin.ThefansholdtheirbreathforJayChou’s_____.A.influenceB.guidanceC.experienceD.appearance6.---Manager,allthemachines____justnow!---What?Calltheengineeratonce.A.brokedownB.turneddownC.brokeoutD.turnedout7.AsanAmerican,TomisabigfanofChinesekungfu.____,heiscrazyaboutBeijingOpera.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.Otherwise8.---Canyoudescribe____?---Yes.Iwaswalkingwhenabikeknockedmedownfrombehind.A.whydidtheaccidenthappenB.whendidtheaccidenthappenC.howtheaccidenthappenedD.wheretheaccidenthappened9.---I_____youhere,butyoudidn’tcome.---I’mterriblysorry.IwassobusythatIforgot.A.wouldexpectB.wasexpectingC.amexpectingD.haveexpected10.---AreyougoingtotryoutforthehostoftheEnglishparty?---_____?ItissuchagoodchancetoimprovemyspokenEnglish.A.What’supB.What’swrongC.WhymeD.Whynot二、完形填空(共1小题;每小题12分,满分12分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.Mrs.Walkersatdownatherdeskandsighed(叹息).“OK.Tellmewhathappened.”“Yesterday,”Winstonbegan,“whenIgothome,Iwentstraighttomyroomtodomyhomework.AfterIfinished,Ineededa(n)11.SoItookoutmybubblegum(泡泡糖)to12.MichaelandIarehavingacompetitiontoseewhocanblowthebiggestbubble.”“That’sright,”Michaelsaid.“Weare.”“Ikeptaddinggumandmybubblekeptgrowing.Soonit13mywholeface.”“Whatthen?”askedMrs.Walker.“Thenithappened.Thebubblebecameasbigasabeachball.”He14hisarmstoshowhowbigitwas.Afewkidsmadefaces---theydidn’t15him,butWinstonignored(不理睬)themandwenton.“Suddenlyastrongwindtookthebubblerightoutofmymouth!Thebubble16overmydeskandoutofthewindow.Asitsailedaway,Inoticedsomethingyellowstucktoit.Likepaper.ThenInoticedmy17wasmissing.”“So?”Mrs.Walkerasked.“IranafterthebubbleintoMrs.Roosevelt’sgarden.Isawhercatattackit.Thebubblebroke.AllIsawthenwasthecatrunningaway.Mrs.Roosevelthelpedmesearchthe18.Butmyhomeworkwasnowheretobeseen.”Mrs.Walkershookherbead.“19,Winston,whydidn’tyoujusttellmethatthehomeworkwastoo20insteadofmakingupthatwildstory?”Justthen,theofficeworkerwalkedinwithaletter.Winstonopenedtheletterandtookoutthewrinkledhomeworkpaperandanotethatsaid,“ForWinston’steacher.”Mrs.Walkerlookedup.“Itwasalltrue!”“Yes,madam,”Winstonsaidquietly.11.A.awardB.restC.surpriseD.choice12.A.practiceB.createC.exerciseD.enjoy13.A.cleanedB.hurtC.coveredD.hit14.A.roundedB.heldC.crossedD.waved15.A.hearB.noticeC.rememberD.believe16.A.floatedB.rodeC.climbedD.stayed17.A.bubbleB.bookC.homeworkD.gum18.A.roomB.catC.deskD.garden19.A.GenerallyB.HonestlyC.FinallyD.Exactly20.A.hardB.differentC.commonD.interesting21.A.refusedB.promisedC.managedD.wanted22.A.introductionB.explanationC.suggestionD.instruction三、阅读理解(共13小题;每小题2分,满分26分)阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.Summerisfinallyhereformostofus.Sadly,summerisnotsopleasanttopeopleinabitlessluckyplaces,whereairconditioning(空调)isnoteasytogetformostofthem.Butasasayinggoes,wherethereisawill,thereisaway,especiallyforthosewholikedoingityourself(DIY).AyoungmanfromBangladesh(孟加拉国)designedanairconditioningsystemcalledtheEcoCooler,onethatdoesnotrequirepower,andismadeoftheworld’smostcommonwaste-plasticbottles.TheEcoCoolerissupersimpletobuild-nospecialengineeringskillsarerequired.First,tofixit,awindowshouldbetakenawayandreplaced(替代)byit.Second,aboardshouldbecutintothesizeofawindow.Somebottle-necksizedholesshouldthenbecutontotheboard.Then,thefunnel-shaped(漏斗状)bottlenecks,cutfromtheplasticbottles,shouldbeputintotheholes.Thenextstepistofixthedesignontothewindowframe(框)withthewidersidefacingoutwards.Andthisisit.TheEcoCoolerthenworksbycatchingthewindsandsendingtheminsidethebuilding.Itcanreducethetemperatureofaroombyasmuchas5°C-abigdifferencewhenlookingatcomfortable25°Ccomparedtouncomfortable30°C.Theideaoftheinventor,AshisPaul,wastoshowhisgreatproducttoasmanypeopleaspossible.Forthispurpose,hereceivedhelpfromsomegroupsofvolunteers.Together,theyofferedtohelplocalpeoplebuildandfixtheunits,aswellasteachthemhowtomakethemthemselves.Yes,theEcoCoolerisnotasuperhigh-techairconditioningsystem,butitisonethatcanmakeabigdifference.23.WhenbuildingtheEcoCooler,weshouldpayspecialattentionto.A.theshapeofthewindowB.thedirectionofbottlenecksC.thetemperatureoftheoutsideD.theweightoftheboard24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.AshisPaulisacleverinventorandasuccessfulbusinessman.B.AnEcoCoolercanfixtheroomtemperaturetocomfortable25°C.C.ThenewinventionofEcoCoolerisfriendlytotheenvironment.D.LocalpeoplewillreplacetheirairconditionerwithanEcoCooler.25.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.DIYairconditioningmadefromplasticbottles.B.EcoCooler--asuperhigh-techairconditioner.C.WhydoweneedanEcoCoolerinsummer?D.Astrong-will